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What is Social Bookmarking?What is Social Bookmarking?

People can store and share their personal People can store and share their personal bookmarks on the Web instead of inside bookmarks on the Web instead of inside the browser on their personal computers.the browser on their personal computers.

AdvantagesAdvantages

Access your bookmarks from any computer and Access your bookmarks from any computer and add bookmarks from anywhere.add bookmarks from anywhere.

Discover interesting websites that other people Discover interesting websites that other people have bookmarked and share your own.have bookmarked and share your own.

Quickly access websites using keywords (tags) Quickly access websites using keywords (tags) you have createdyou have created

TaggingTagging

Tags are keywords that you assign to your Tags are keywords that you assign to your bookmarks to describe the content. bookmarks to describe the content.

You can assign as many tags as you want to You can assign as many tags as you want to describe the bookmark.describe the bookmark.

Size reflects the popularity of the tag Size reflects the popularity of the tag

Tag CloudTag Cloud

TaggingTagging

Some social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us Some social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us require one-word tags with no spaces (e.g. require one-word tags with no spaces (e.g. SanFrancisco, San.Francisco, San-Francisco)SanFrancisco, San.Francisco, San-Francisco)

Other sites such as Ma.gnolia allow spaces and Other sites such as Ma.gnolia allow spaces and special characters (e.g. Romeo & Juliet, best in special characters (e.g. Romeo & Juliet, best in show)show)

Social Bookmarking SitesSocial Bookmarking Sites

Del.icio.us – founded 2003, acquired by Yahoo! Del.icio.us – founded 2003, acquired by Yahoo! in 2005.in 2005.

http://del.icio.us, or, www.delicious.com http://del.icio.us, or, www.delicious.com

Diigo - www.diigo.com (2006)Diigo - www.diigo.com (2006)

Ma.gnolia - http://ma.gnolia.com/ (2006)Ma.gnolia - http://ma.gnolia.com/ (2006)

Other examples: Blinklist, Blue Dot, Furl, SimpyOther examples: Blinklist, Blue Dot, Furl, Simpy

Recent – bookmarks saved within the past few minutesRecent – bookmarks saved within the past few minutes

More about this pageMore about this page

Del.icio.usDel.icio.us

Advanced search feature allows keyword Advanced search feature allows keyword searching of entire site: description, notes, and searching of entire site: description, notes, and tags.tags.Tag subscriptions allow you to keep track of all Tag subscriptions allow you to keep track of all new bookmarks saved with tags that interest new bookmarks saved with tags that interest you. you. Network feature allows you to keep track of the Network feature allows you to keep track of the latest bookmarks of people in your network and latest bookmarks of people in your network and when you save new bookmarks, you can quickly when you save new bookmarks, you can quickly share them with people in your network. share them with people in your network.

DiigoDiigo

Highlight text on the pageHighlight text on the page

Use “sticky notes” to make annotationsUse “sticky notes” to make annotations

Easily import del.icio.us bookmarksEasily import del.icio.us bookmarks

•Advanced search on Advanced search on DiigoDiigo allows you to restrict a search to URL, title, allows you to restrict a search to URL, title,

comments or highlightscomments or highlights

Ma.gnoliaMa.gnolia

Thumbnail pictures of websitesThumbnail pictures of websites

Uses five-star rating system to indicate quality of Uses five-star rating system to indicate quality of websitewebsite

Adding a bookmark to Ma.gnolia actually saves Adding a bookmark to Ma.gnolia actually saves a copy of the webpage for future viewinga copy of the webpage for future viewing

Easily import bookmarks from del.icio.usEasily import bookmarks from del.icio.us

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Ma.gnoliaMa.gnolia